Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Category Archives: Middle East
Obama extends national emergency on Iranian
In a letter to Congress on Thursday, US President Barack Obama extended Washington’s national emergency with respect to Iran, which was originally placed on Tehran in light of the hostage crisis in November 1979. “Our relations with Iran have not
Iran admits to arming Houthis with missiles
Fars news agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said Friday that Houthi missile units pounded the Yemeni forces’ military positions in the capital city of Sanaa on Friday with the ballistic “Zalzal-2” missile. It added that forces’ gathering
Iraqi units clear Mosul buildings after advances
Iraqi special forces cleared buildings on Saturday in neighborhoods they entered in eastern Mosul a day earlier, after pushing out ISIS militants in their drive to take back the city. Fighting continued in the morning, with both sides firing mortars
ISIS bomb kills 12 Iraq civilians, including children, fleeing Hawijah
A bomb blast on Friday killed 12 civilians, among them women and children, who had fled the ISIS-held Hawijah area in northern Iraq, officials said. The deaths highlight the extreme danger faced by civilians trying to flee areas held by
Irish in Iraq suicide attack, claims Daesh
Ireland is investigating reports that an Irish citizen blew himself up in a suicide attack near the Iraqi city of Mosul, a spokesman said on Saturday. A Daesh statement said on Friday Abu Usama Al-Irelandi detonated an explosive-laden vehicle, killing
Common insurance system to ease labor movement in GCC countries
Minister of Labor and Social Development Mufrej Al-Haqabani confirmed that developing a common system to extend insurance protection for Gulf citizens working in any of the GCC’s countries will encourage the mobility of labor forces between these countries, and realize
Houthis accuse UN envoy of fueling war in Yemen
Houthi militia leaders slammed the UN special envoy for Yemen, accusing him of being biased and not impartial, the Arabic website of Al Arabiya News Channel reported. A spokesman for the Houthi militias, Mohammed Abdul Salam accused the UN envoy
Abadi warns Turkey as Ankara deploys troops
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday warned Turkey against provoking a confrontation while saying he does not want war, after Ankara deployed tanks and artillery near the border. Turkey has insisted that it will play a role in the
UN council welcomes election of Lebanon’s president
The UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the election of Michel Aoun as Lebanon’s new president and said a new unity government and national elections next year would be critical for stability. The council unanimously adopted the statement, a day
Iran: 20 ‘undeclared’ sentences on Saudi embassy attackers
An Iranian judiciary official has announced that there are 20 “undeclared suspects” accused of storming and attacking Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad last January. However, “the convictions will be made public soon,” Alkhadi Husseini said.
Turkey military deployment in Silopi related to Iraq developments
The deployment of Turkish military to an area near the Iraqi border is related to the “fight against terrorism and developments” in Iraq, Turkey’s defense minister said on Tuesday. Fikri Isik also told broadcaster A Haber that Turkey has “no
Aleppo fighting spreads amid claims of gas attack
Syrian rebels opened a new front in Aleppo as fighting spread on the third day of a major insurgent counter-attack to break the government’s siege of the opposition-held part of the city, and each side accused the other using poison
Turkey sacks 10,000 more civil servants, shuts media in latest crackdown
Turkey said it had dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets over suspected links with terrorist organizations and U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for orchestrating a failed coup in July. More than 100,000
Afghan Taliban reveal relations with Iran
Mullah Zabihullah, the official spokesman of the “Afghan Taliban” and the second man in the movement revealed the presence of relations and new networks with Iran. “The movement is trying to benefit from all legitimate means to reach a regional
Egypt marks anniversary of Sinai plane crash
Egypt on Sunday commemorated the first anniversary of the Metrojet Russian airliner crash in the Sinai that killed all 224 people on board. The aviation minister and the Russian ambassador were among those who attended a ceremony in the Red
Israeli police: Palestinian driver killed after car attack
Israeli police say a Palestinian driver has rammed a car into a group of officers, injuring three before he was shot dead. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the driver sped into paramilitary border police forces near the West Bank town
Erdogan warns militias in Iraq not to attack Turkmen
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned militias in Iraq against attacking Turkmen residents of Tal Afar, a town near ISIS’s Mosul bastion. “If the Hashed al-Shaabi sow terror there, then our response will be different,” Erdogan said, in
Abadi: Battle to liberate Mosul continues
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that the battle to liberate Mosul continues shortly after the Iraqi Federal Police raised the country’s flag in the southern besieged village of Shoura, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. “Today and yesterday
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